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Report: Canada Pulls Plug on Keystone Pipeline – Will Send Oil to Asia

WCH said:
Canada pulls the plug on the U.S. Keystone Pipeline – will send oil to Asia | Watts Up With That?

Obama’s inability to make a decision on Keystone has finally yielded a result – Canada has made the decision for him.

Breitbart reports Canada has just approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – a major pipeline to ship Canadian oil to Asia.

The Canadian oil will still be burnt – in Asia, instead of America.

All the jobs and energy security which Canadian oil could have delivered to America, will instead be delivered to Asia


Way to go Barry.
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This simply means the Untied States will be more reliant on middle east oil and the chances of being involved in another war over goes up dramatically to protect the shipping lanes and the middle east oil supply. I think all one needed to do was look at the events going on in Iraq today which to anyone with common sense, the Keystone was a no brainier. We already have 186,000 miles of liquid petroleum pipelines in the U.S., what is the big deal in adding another 2-3,000 miles?
 
CanadaJohn said:
It's only Obama's craven politicizing of the issue that has delayed the project, but America lets him get away with it, so not really his fault. It's like the Kardashians having a TV show - if there's an audience for the nonsense, someone will sell it.
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True that, Americans have been allowing presidents to get away with wrong doing for sometime, and incase you haven't noticed or are reticent to admit, presidential wrong doing from both parties has been overlooked. It's called partisanship. You already know damn well that democratic Americans are going to rationalise wrong doing in their party, now then, take the next step. Attacking partisan politics would be far more constructive than finger pointing. As to the pipeline, I'm amongst the few Americans that don't want the thing running through the heartland.
 
Perotista said:
This simply means the Untied States will be more reliant on middle east oil and the chances of being involved in another war over goes up dramatically to protect the shipping lanes and the middle east oil supply. I think all one needed to do was look at the events going on in Iraq today which to anyone with common sense, the Keystone was a no brainier. We already have 186,000 miles of liquid petroleum pipelines in the U.S., what is the big deal in adding another 2-3,000 miles?
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The US should be reliant on renewable energy soon, unfortunately dirty crude still rules the day, but not to much worry about US dependence on MEoil.


U.S. Oil Output to Overtake Saudi Arabia
 
Montecresto said:
The US should be reliant on renewable energy soon, unfortunately dirty crude still rules the day, but not to much worry about US dependence on MEoil.


U.S. Oil Output to Overtake Saudi Arabia
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That is good news, the more energy self sufficient we are the less chance of having to get involved in a war in the middle east. I wonder if we were energy self sufficient back in 1991, desert storm if we would have cared one iota if Saddam took over Kuwait.
 
Montecresto said:
True that, Americans have been allowing presidents to get away with wrong doing for sometime, and incase you haven't noticed or are reticent to admit, presidential wrong doing from both parties has been overlooked. It's called partisanship. You already know damn well that democratic Americans are going to rationalise wrong doing in their party, now then, take the next step. Attacking partisan politics would be far more constructive than finger pointing. As to the pipeline, I'm amongst the few Americans that don't want the thing running through the heartland.
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I can appreciate that - there are, however, oil producers in the midwest and plains of the USA who are anxious for this pipeline to be built so that they too have a vehicle to get their oil to market. It's not just causing Canada inconvenience, but America as well. But those aren't states that voted for Obama or Democrats much anyway, so there's no political harm in Obama's position.
 
WCH said:
Canada pulls the plug on the U.S. Keystone Pipeline – will send oil to Asia | Watts Up With That?

Obama’s inability to make a decision on Keystone has finally yielded a result – Canada has made the decision for him.

Breitbart reports Canada has just approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – a major pipeline to ship Canadian oil to Asia.

The Canadian oil will still be burnt – in Asia, instead of America.

All the jobs and energy security which Canadian oil could have delivered to America, will instead be delivered to Asia



Way to go Barry.
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Great job, Mr. President! Great...job!!
 
Montecresto said:
CJ, who probably understands this issue a bit better explained that it has little to do with Obama.
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Is the pipeline still stalled by the Obama regime?
 
Well, Obama can spin this as another entity, Canada company choose to not work with him. For him, it's win win. Lose lose for America.
 
apdst said:
Is the pipeline still stalled by the Obama regime?
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Read what CJ explained for you in post five, and stop being a partisan hack so you can improve your credibility.
 
Montecresto said:
Read what CJ explained for you in post five, and stop being a partisan hack so you can improve your credibility.
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He didn't explain anything for me. He expressed his point of view. The fact is, Obama is dragging his feet on the pipeline construction. He's 100% responsible for the pipeline not being built, right now, as we speak.
 
Another BHO failure.:roll:

The OP is worth a repeat.

[h=2]Canada pulls the plug on the U.S. Keystone Pipeline – will send oil to Asia[/h] Posted on June 28, 2014 by Anthony Watts
Approves Asia Supply Route, Ignores US Route
H/T Eric Worrall and Breitbart – Obama’s inability to make a decision on Keystone has finally yielded a result – Canada has made the decision for him.
Breitbart reports Canada has just approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – a major pipeline to ship Canadian oil to Asia.
The Canadian oil will still be burnt – in Asia, instead of America.
All the jobs and energy security which Canadian oil could have delivered to America, will instead be delivered to Asia.
Rather than purchasing crude from a friendly and allied neighbor, the United States will most likely need to continue its reliance upon hostile sources like Venezuela. Energy analysts had hoped that construction of Keystone could have replaced almost half of the current U.S. daily crude purchases from that volatile, anti-American dictatorship, depriving Venezuela of the resources it relies upon to stay in power and fund its Cuban allies.
You can’t say Canada didn’t give America a chance – they waited years for the American administration to come to their senses. But in the end, they couldn’t wait any longer, and have put the interests of Canadians first.
Below is a helpful timeline of Keystone events, courtesy of Al Jazeera.
A history of Keystone [Timeline] | Al Jazeera America
 
apdst said:
He didn't explain anything for me. He expressed his point of view. The fact is, Obama is dragging his feet on the pipeline construction. He's 100% responsible for the pipeline not being built, right now, as we speak.
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I certainly hope that the pipeline doesn't get built. Looks like Canada may have pulled the plug.
 
That ****ty tar sand was destined for Asian and European markets anyway.
America lost NOTHING!
 
apdst said:
He didn't explain anything for me. He expressed his point of view. The fact is, Obama is dragging his feet on the pipeline construction. He's 100% responsible for the pipeline not being built, right now, as we speak.
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This is true, and I never said otherwise. I did say, however, that Obama is irrelevant at this point as his delays have made his involvement in whether the Keystone pipeline goes ahead or not is likely ended. A new President will likely make the final decision.
 
Buck Ewer said:
That ****ty tar sand was destined for Asian and European markets anyway.
America lost NOTHING!
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Where is America's far ****tier and far more greenhouse gas impactful coal going?

We can discuss the economics of the issue, but the left's blind obsession with trying to convince people that the oilsands will destroy the world just proves how gullible and ignorant many on the left truly are.
 
WCH said:
Canada pulls the plug on the U.S. Keystone Pipeline – will send oil to Asia | Watts Up With That?

Obama’s inability to make a decision on Keystone has finally yielded a result – Canada has made the decision for him.

Breitbart reports Canada has just approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – a major pipeline to ship Canadian oil to Asia.

The Canadian oil will still be burnt – in Asia, instead of America.

All the jobs and energy security which Canadian oil could have delivered to America, will instead be delivered to Asia


Way to go Barry.
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That is good news. I am against eminent domain being used by privately owned companies,especially foreign privately owned companies.
 
CanadaJohn said:
This is true, and I never said otherwise. I did say, however, that Obama is irrelevant at this point as his delays have made his involvement in whether the Keystone pipeline goes ahead or not is likely ended. A new President will likely make the final decision.
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I understand that you didn't say otherwise. I was referring to montecristo, my friend
 
apdst said:
I understand that you didn't say otherwise. I was referring to montecristo, my friend
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That's cool - I just wanted to clarify since my post #5 was getting reported a little bit broader than what I actually tried to share.
 
CanadaJohn said:
That's cool - I just wanted to clarify since my post #5 was getting reported a little bit broader than what I actually tried to share.
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What do you mean by broader CJ?
 
Montecresto said:
What do you mean by broader CJ?
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That was just referring to the impression that I didn't blame Obama for the pipeline not having been approved - he was actually to blame, since he made the decision not to decide for political, not economic or environmental reasons - I was just saying that Obama's involvement now is basically irrelevant because it's likely going to drag past his Presidency before it's decided.
 
WCH said:
Obama’s inability to make a decision on Keystone has finally yielded a result – Canada has made the decision for him. Breitbart reports Canada has just approved the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project – a major pipeline to ship Canadian oil to Asia. The Canadian oil will still be burnt – in Asia, instead of America. All the jobs and energy security which Canadian oil could have delivered to America, will instead be delivered to Asia. Way to go Barry.
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WAY TO GO BARRY!!!!!!! :mrgreen:

We damn sure don't need that toxic sludge crossing our nation! Fact is sweet crude was being diverted to make way for that chemical hot mess from our good friends to the North. Fact is all manner of pipelines are being built criss-crossing the same area as Keystone would but without the chemicals required to keep tar in suspension. (one such pipeline is crossing Cotton County OK as we type.)

Plenty of the same jobs spread over a MUCH larger area, to a lot more companies and for a lot longer period of time.

We have plenty of oil to refine without trying to deal with the worst of the worse! :doh

Big Oil overplayed their hand, let China mess with that crap. :peace
 
notquiteright said:
WAY TO GO BARRY!!!!!!! :mrgreen:

We damn sure don't need that toxic sludge crossing our nation! Fact is sweet crude was being diverted to make way for that chemical hot mess from our good friends to the North. Fact is all manner of pipelines are being built criss-crossing the same area as Keystone would but without the chemicals required to keep tar in suspension. (one such pipeline is crossing Cotton County OK as we type.)

Plenty of the same jobs spread over a MUCH larger area, to a lot more companies and for a lot longer period of time.

We have plenty of oil to refine without trying to deal with the worst of the worse! :doh

Big Oil overplayed their hand, let China mess with that crap. :peace
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The next POTUS, whether Hillary or a Repub, will approve it and it will be built.:peace
 
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